Quotes about Electoral Race

David Letterman

According to the recent polls, Bush has a slight lead over John Kerry. So today, Bush hung a banner over the White House saying, 'Mission Accomplished.'

Alex Castellanos

It’s a good thing in politics that candidates run against each other; otherwise no one would win.

Often a candidate will win even though there is a prevailing view that he/she is not well qualified and not worthy of the job. However he/she is not as bad as the other candidate. To win, all a candidate needs is to not be perceived as badly as his/her competitor.

Scott Garrett

Every challenger has come forward and said he's going to challenge me and win because I'm out of touch with the constituents. We run a race, the election comes, and the majority of voters disagree with them.

David Letterman

And how about that Barack Obama? You know what they're saying? For the first time he's starting to slip in the polls. Barack Obama is starting to slip in the polls. Don't worry. He's got a plan. He's going to be to campaigning in Europe.

Ted Cruz

I do think we should be focused on substance and record. If you want a candidate who opposes amnesty, who opposes citizenship for the 12 million people here illegally, I'm the only candidate in the race who opposes that.

Conan O'Brien

There is some good news for John McCain. According to the latest polls, which came out today, John McCain has started to open up a lead over Barack Obama. This is true. Yeah. The USA Today poll has McCain ahead by ten points. The 'CBS News' poll has the two tied. And the MSNBC poll says that Obama won the election last week.

Joe Lieberman

No, I haven’t given any thought to running for President. But my mother has thought about it.

The first Jew to run for the Vice Presidency on a major party ticket.

John George Nicolay

Activity in politics also produces eager competition and sharp rivalry.

Howard Dean

No [electoral] challenge to an incumbent President is ever a “walk in the park,”

Sushma Swaraj

For us, the BSP is like any other rival.

Tina Smith

Coming to serve in the Senate and also running for the Senate in a short time period is not for the faint of heart. But I am not fainthearted.

Will Rogers

The best thing about this group of candidates
is that only one of them can win.

Mark Shields

Hillary Clinton should get a bounce out of her convention, I mean a bounce in the polls. I think it's probably conceded that Donald Trump got about a three-point bounce out of his conventions. He's closed the gap that much.

Brian K. Vaughan

I never like to talk about my own politics, but whether you're left, right or center, the 2008 race was definitely good drama.

Electoral Race Quotes